What are your opinions (medium length list)

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Fiona
Marina
Adrienne
Frances
Katherine
Caroline
Lucy
Edith
Jane
Cordelia
Anna

James
Sebastian
Dominic
Mark
Julian
William
Rufus
Christopher
Jasper
Henry

Thanks for any input, open to any suggestions

Faves: Frances,
Katherine, James, Sebastian, Henry

Adrienne is nice pronounced but there are a few ways to pronounce it so get confusing

Fiona — like
Marina — like
Adrienne — like
Frances — love
Katherine — like a lot
Caroline — ok
Lucy — ok
Edith — like a lot
Jane — love
Cordelia — like
Anna — like a lot

James — like a lot
Sebastian — like
Dominic — ok
Mark — ok
Julian — like
William — like a lot
Rufus — ok
Christopher — ok
Jasper — like
Henry — like a lot

Love:

Frances, Caroline and Lucy.
Sebastian, Julian, William and Henry.

Fiona- dated, people generally 35+
Marina- ok
Adrienne- not a fan. Dated, american
Frances- dated again 35+
Katherine- dull and dated
Caroline- again dated (but nice)
Lucy- but bland
Edith- love and nn Edie
Jane- boring plain and dated
Cordelia- not for me but do like nn Cora
Anna- nice though some will say boring

James- ok but boring
Sebastian- ok
Dominic- liked before assoc with politician and also dated
Mark- dated most are 30+
Julian- not a fan also dated
William- solid name, personally can’t like it for some reason and find it dull
Rufus- like (but some will think dog/ pretentious)
Christopher- love esp w nn kit (again smidgeon dated but I love so much it wouldn’t bother me)
Jasper- love
Henry- love

in summary Edith, Rufus, Jasper, Christopher, Henry

Love:

Marina, Lucy and Caroline (especially Marina, so elegant yet underused)
James, Dominic, Mark and Christopher

Not so keen:

Frances, Cordelia, Edith
Rufus, Julian, Jasper

They are all pretty good names in my opinion, though!

It depends on the surname, if the name (or diminutive) and surname don't sound good together, then I'd think of another name.

Fiona - like but I know a nice one, so there's bias
Marina - ok, but i think of boats
Adrienne - like but I know a nice one, so there's bias
Frances - like but it gets misspelt
Katherine - like but it's a bit long
Caroline - like but it's a bit long
Lucy - like but it seems popular
Edith - not keen
Jane - love but not as a middle name
Cordelia - like but it's a bit long
Anna - like

James - love but not as a middle name
Sebastian - not keen. Will be Seb.
Dominic - not keen. Will be Dom.
Mark - can't go wrong
Julian - dreadful
William - ok
Rufus - ok but I know a dog with the name
Christopher - like but it's a bit long
Jasper- ok but I know a dog with the name
Henry - popular

What about Bastian, Maria, Solomon

Adrienne and Christopher

Fiona - there is nothing wrong with middle-aged Scottish women but this is the image it conjures up
Marina - quite like it
Adrienne - not sure how it's pronounced.
Frances- still prefer Francesca but it's grown on me
Katherine - ok. Like Kat or Kit as a shortening.
Caroline - also grown on me recently. Caro and Carrie are nice shortenings
Lucy - ok
Edith - dislike. I dislike lots of th ending names like Meredith, Seth, Beth, Lilith etc.
Jane - I think this may come back into fashion but not quite yet. It's not bad though.
Cordelia - ok
Anna - love Anna. My favourite on your list.

James - it's so popular. Prefer Jamie
Sebastian - I like the full name but not Seb.
Dominic - no
Mark - really dislike the sound
Julian - no
William - great name
Rufus - ok
Christopher - not a fan. Like Kit though.
Jasper - like it.
Henry - good name.

I'd go Anna and William.

@Elephantangel1991 , the Adrienne I know is Ad-ree-enn.
I'm with you with the th names but I'll add Theo and Thea to your list. Too lispy.

Adrienne is like Helena in that there's a few ways to say it. The Adrienne I know is also pronounced Ad-ree-enne. There's an American TV presenter with the name pronounced like the male name Adrian and I've also heard it said Ayd-ree-enne

That's quite a refreshing list, OP! (I mean that in a good way).

I like Katherine (and its various spellings), Lucy and Anna. I recently heard of a baby Caroline, which was unexpected, but could grow on me.

My favourite choice from your boys' list is Henry. I adore the name! After that, it would probably be Dominic, Sebastian, William, and Christopher if it was used in its glorious full form.

Marina
Katherine
Anna

not too fussed either way about the boys names.

Helpful, thanks! Bastian is nice

Fiona X
Marina ✔️
Adrienne X
Frances X
Katherine ✔️
Caroline X
Lucy ✔️
Edith ✔️
Jane X
Cordelia ✔️
Anna ✔️

James ✔️
Sebastian ✔️
Dominic ✔️
Mark X
Julian X
William ✔️
Rufus ✔️
Christopher X
Jasper ✔️
Henry ✔️

I love Caroline and Anna. Lucy is nice too.
I like Dominic.

Fiona - not keen - dated, Shrek
Marina - not too keen
Adrienne - a bit dated but ok
Frances - not keen, v. Serious vibes
Katherine - ok, overused in 30+ age bracket
Caroline - like this - Carrie and Callie are nice nns
Lucy - Love!!!!
Edith - not too keen but love the nn Edie
Jane - ok, a bit dated and sensible
Cordelia - a bit fussy / prim, no good nn’s
Anna - nice but a bit bland

James - nice but a bit bland
Sebastian - love!!!
Dominic - like
Mark - a bit dated but ok
Julian - a bit wet, don’t like Jules
William - ok, not keen on Will but Bill is ok
Rufus - quite like
Christopher - nice, a little dated
Jasper - nice, a bit trendy atm
Henry - lovely if you don’t mind the popularity

I’d pick Lucy and Sebastian

Sorry, I don’t like any of them. Maybe Lucy, that’s about it. But it won’t be my baby, so what do you like best?

Favour by far for boys are William and James as they are so timeless. But I also like Henry and Christopher- very classic.

For girls Anna is lovely and fairly timeless too, although I also like classic Katherine and Caroline and elegant Marina.

Only like Anna and Henry.

I like these strong, classic names.

I particularly like Marina, Edith, Cordelia and Jane, and Julian and Rufus for a boy.

What about Antonia, Marcus, Julius, Adrian, Nicholas?

I don’t mind Lucy or Edith.

I prefer your boys list - I like Sebastian, William, Jasper & Henry.

Something like Edith Jane and Jasper William would be lovely.

I really like Cordelia, Marina, Rufus and Jasper but also feel like you can't go (much) wrong with Anna, Henry, James, Katherine, Lucy, and William. Marina or Jasper would probably be my choice.

I only like Jasper
We have extremely different taste! 😂

Great lists OP, I don’t hate any of them, and really like most. Where others see “dated” I see “underused and due a comeback”.